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    Give the Devil his Due
    Give the Devil his Due
    Give the Devil his Due
    Ebook77 pages49 minutes

    Give the Devil his Due

    By Brand Gamblin

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    Michael was given the best deal one could imagine. Fame, riches, and no strings attached. The contract laid it out plainly. He would get everything he wanted, along with a "Get out of Hell Free" card. What could possibly go wrong?

    Along with this story are two of the most popular short stories written by Brand Gamblin: "Worse than the Disease" and "Snake Skin".

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrand Gamblin
    Release dateApr 12, 2012
    ISBN9781476127538
    Give the Devil his Due
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    Brand Gamblin

    A graduate of Texas Tech University with a Bachelors in Computer Science, Brand has been a video game programmer for the majority of his life, working for such companies as Microprose, Acclaim, and Firaxis. He is now working as a User Interface Programmer for a Network Security company. He participated in the National Novel Writing month in 2008, and won with the novel Tumbler. Since that time, Tumbler has been made into a podiobook, and is actively seeking a publisher. in 2009, Brand again joined in the NaNoWriMo, this time writing a Steampunk retelling of George Orwell's most famous work, which he has titled 1884. At the time of this writing, 1884 is still in development.

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